The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the top album of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in improving amenities and gear that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
In they received the prize in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman Cocker stated that the act would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist she split her prize between a few organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year the group donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two small stages in that region, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
